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Odette and Derek are betrothed royalty of neighboring kingdoms, though it isn't until they're grown that they actually fall in love. Too bad that first, Derek doesn't know ''what'' he loves about her besides her beauty, which upsets her, and second, the evil Rothbart — banished from her kingdom years ago for practicing the [[Black Magic|"Forbidden Arts"]] — kidnaps her.
When she refuses to marry Rothbart and make him king, he curses her to become a swan during daylight hours and moonless nights. The remorseful Derek seeks and finds her, but with Rothbart staying one step ahead of the lovers — and [[One
While no blockbuster, it did spawn two sequels: ''The Swan Princess II: Escape from Castle Mountain'' (1997) and ''The Swan Princess: The Mystery of the Enchanted Kingdom'' (1998). The first pits them against Rothbart's old partner Clavius, the second against his mentor Zelda, and poor Odette keeps getting turned into a swan and back again the whole way.
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* [[Dub Name Change]]: The French version changes many names: [[King Arthur|Arthur]] (Derek), [[Romeo and Juliet|Juliette]] (Odette), Albéric (Rothbart), Aldo (Jean-Bob), Rapido (Speed), Capitaine Anatole (Lt. Puffin), Melchior (Rogers).
* [[Duck]]: Done during the song "Practice, Practice, Practice" when Derek launches (harmless) arrows at a group of servants acting as targets. Cue the musician dressed as a duck popping his head up to say "Yes?" and then getting hit.
* [[
* [[Evilly Affable]]: Rothbart may be a sadistic [[Jerkass]], but ''man'', does he have style! He never loses his temper (fully) either.
* [[Evil Sorcerer]]: Rothbart in the first movie and Clavius in the second one.
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* [[Happily Married]]: Derek and Odette, at the very end of the first film and in the sequels.
* [[Hoist By His Own Petard]]: In the third movie, {{spoiler|when Odette tries to escape, Zelda responds by turning Odette into a swan and trapping her inside a magical barrier that will vaporize anything that touches it. Later, Zelda is destroyed when she is thrown at said barrier.}}
* [[I Have You Now, My Pretty]]: Rothbart won't lift the curse unless Odette marries him.
* [[Insufferable Genius]]: Lord Rogers.
* [[Involuntary Shapeshifting]]: Odette.
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* [[Non Singing Voice]]: Odette in the first movie, Jean-Bob and Rothbart.
* [[Obviously Evil]]: You'd think that Derek would notice {{spoiler|Bridget's disguise}}, considering he's known Odette his whole life to dress in white, whereas {{spoiler|Bridget}} is wearing an [[Obviously Evil]] red/black outfit.
** Probably done because [[Show Their Work|in the ballet]] Odile (the character Bridget replaces) wears a [[Womanin Black|black]] [[Colour
*** And is played by the same ballerina who is cast as Odette.
* [[Off
* [[Talking Animal]]: Puffin, Speedy and Jean Bob (and technically Odette), though the series is rather inconsistent with this. In the first movie, the three of them can talk to Odette even when she's human, other humans apparently can't understand them nor Odette when she is in swan form. In the second and third movies, however, the animals can all talk freely to anyone.
* [[The Other Darrin]]: Played straight in the sequels, although Odette and Puffin kept their original voices.
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** Arguably reasonable, since the two met each other supposedly every year, and had time to get to know each other (unlike ''many'' animated couples).
* [[The Power of Love]]: The [[Curse Escape Clause]] depends on this.
* [[Pre
* [[Prince Charming Wannabe]]: Jean-Bob with Odette.
* [[Quicksand Sucks]]: In the second movie, while Derek is swinging over a deep pit in a swamp, [[The Dragon]] cuts the vine and Derek falls in. [[The Dragon]] then just sits and watches as Derek pleads for his life, all the while being swallowed alive by the bog. Fortunately for him, Odette (now in swan form for the time being) shows up and pulls him out just before he can go completely under.
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